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Me...
Overhead tricep extensions standing at a 45 degree angle
with the rope, some folks call 'em superman rope extensions.
(http://www.fitnessgenerator.com/images/exercises/cableoverheadextension.gif)
What's the "1" tricep exercise you would pick for triceps if you only had one to select?
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Skull crushers for sure.
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Plain old close grip bench presses.
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Skull crushers for sure.
Low weight crushers (<50 pounds) or heavy (50-100 pounds)?
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Skullcrushers always make them sorest for me.
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Fuck skull crushers. "Elbow killers" would be a more appropriate name.
CGBP and some kind of overhead extension (cable or DB, doesn't matter,) -- those are the bread-and-butter.
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Skullcrushers always make them sorest for me.
How heavy for you?
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Low weight crushers (<50 pounds) or heavy (50-100 pounds)?
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150 lbs
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Fuck skull crushers. "Elbow killers" would be a more appropriate name.
CGBP and some kind of overhead extension (cable or DB, doesn't matter,) -- those are the bread-and-butter.
Aren't Close Grip Bench Presses like a slight variation of skull crushers?
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150 lbs
That's way beyond my capability. My post count isn't high enough to justify such a claim.
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skulls
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Aren't Close Grip Bench Presses like a slight variation of skull crushers?
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Nah, it's more like a normal bench press, but with the hands at roughly 8-10" apart. Bring the bar down to your mid-chest & back up. Can handle almost as much weight as on a normal bench press, and much more tricep involvement. It's a great movement & actually quite shoulder/elbow safe.
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How heavy for you?
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I tend to pyramid and don't go very heavy at all (otherwise the pain and soreness is unbearable for me).
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seated triceps injections
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the best always do first in routine.
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I never experienced any elbow problems with skull crushers, just as I never had problems with heavy upright rows, love those.
I really suck at shoulder presses and barbell benches. Both low PB's and cuff trouble.
Really bad squatter, decent deadlift. Must be an individual thing, differences are substantial.
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the best always do first in routine.
then these
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Aren't Close Grip Bench Presses like a slight variation of skull crushers?
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No, strict skull crushers are more isolation. I hate CGBP. Shoulders trouble.
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then these
and finally these
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Skull crushers for sure.
I prefer them with a straight olympic barbell so that I can rack it.
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close grip bench & bench dips & one arm overhead tri.
that is if i were to work out.
but since i'm a getbigger at heart and in real life, i just eat chips and masturbate, often together at the same time and not washing my hands in between.
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I prefer them with a straight olympic barbell so that I can rack it.
Doesn't feel right for the wrists with a straight bar. Racking the EZbar is a bit troublesome that's true.
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I prefer them with a straight olympic barbell so that I can rack it.
Don't you have issues balancing the bar?
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close grip bench & bench dips & one arm overhead tri.
that is if i were to work out.
but since i'm a getbigger at heart and in real life, i just eat chips and masturbate, often together at the same time and not washing my hands in between.
Performing multiple things at once is a girly thing.
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1. Close grips.
2. Dips.
3. Skullcrushers.
Do skulls later on in the workout, when the tendons are warmed up sufficiently.
The three above are for mass. For cut/shape, look to cable exercises.
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Inclined Barbell Bench Press
Seated Barbell Military Press
Dips
Cable Push-downs (Rope)
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1. Close grips.
2. Dips.
3. Skullcrushers.
Do skulls later on in the workout, when the tendons are warmed up sufficiently.
The three above are for mass. For cut/shape, look to cable exercises.
I agree, these are the best for mass.
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Inclined Barbell Bench Press
Seated Barbell Military Press
Dips
Cable Push-downs (Rope)
Nice compound-plus-pumper.
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Nice compound-plus-pumper.
Thanks!
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Close grip bench w/thick bar and J-presses.
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Doesn't feel right for the wrists with a straight bar. Racking the EZbar is a bit troublesome that's true.
Don't you have issues balancing the bar?
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I lie down reversed on a bench press and use a shoulder width grip. I like some variation, so during another workout I do lying single DB extentions. I like the balancing work, it feels more natural, esp for the joints.
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Weigted dips, skullcrushers.
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Extensions with the v bar.
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Me...
Overhead tricep extensions standing at a 45 degree angle
with the rope, some folks call 'em superman rope extensions.
(http://www.fitnessgenerator.com/images/exercises/cableoverheadextension.gif)
What's the "1" tricep exercise you would pick for triceps if you only had one to select?
I do them exactly the same way.....INSANE pump i get from them. I do em last because I can't even move my arms they get so pumped
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Me...
Overhead tricep extensions standing at a 45 degree angle
with the rope, some folks call 'em superman rope extensions.
(http://www.fitnessgenerator.com/images/exercises/cableoverheadextension.gif)
What's the "1" tricep exercise you would pick for triceps if you only had one to select?
Flat Barbell Bench as basass as you can go.
I never do arms and kill it on the heavy exercises. If you kill it on flat bench, incline, etc, you dont need to do tric seperate.
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Flat Barbell Bench as basass as you can go.
I never do arms and kill it on the heavy exercises. If you kill it on flat bench, incline, etc, you dont need to do tric seperate.
Fail.
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Hammer strength seated dip machine.
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With weight---skull crushers, and one arm dumbells skullcrushers, while having your front half on the bench--head off, they could be called tricep extensions
Without weight-dips, elbows facing out, and three point pushups (hands facing like two cars passing)
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Skullcrushers and once failure has been hit, continue and conclude the set by doing close grip benches with the bar, almost like a superset. Fries the arms like no other exercise - even my forearms get a workout from that.
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I do them exactly the same way.....INSANE pump i get from them. I do em last because I can't even move my arms they get so pumped
That's exactly how I feel after my routine, unable to even move my arms..
I also typically dress exactly as the animation provided below. A skin-tight tanktop and a pair of skin-tight black shorts that always fall high above the knee, while wearing nothing but socks..
(http://www.fitnessgenerator.com/images/exercises/cableoverheadextension.gif)
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1. Close grips.
2. Dips.
this
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I've had problems over the years with every tricep exercise, but in the end I think the exercises I really like are
1. Close grip bench press
2. Cable pushdown (all variations, especially the one 1 and groink posted).
3. Dips
If I do skull crushers, I'll do them off the floor these days. Easier on the elbows. I also like the seated overhead extensions with a dumbbell, but those can be touchy (again, elbows).
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Medium grip bench press
Weighted Dips
O.H extensions with rope
finish with cable crossovers with an added one-arm downward punch (each side) and static extension (burns like hell)
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finish with cable crossovers with an added one-arm downward punch (each side) and static extension (burns like hell)
Explain this..
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Dips. When I can do them. I am old... ;D
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Hammer strength seated dip machine.
I agree, but only one gym I visit has this piece of equipment.
I didn't look at all the posts in this thread, but a tie for 1st of favorite triceps exercises would be the pullover and press.
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Weighted dips.
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For me skulls and seated extensions are the best but they both mess up the elbows
Normal dips I feel in my shoulders and chest I only feel dips in my tris when I do them knuckles pointed in
Close grip I feel in the chest once I start going heavy.. I already have enough chest development which is why I use close grips sparingly
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Seated French Press....back supported on Preacher Bench.
Skulls and Dumbell Skulls
Triceps Dips Between Two Benches
Never use a rope on extensions or pressdowns.......trust me on that.
Cambered handle or v-bar is much more effective.........fuck you if you don`t take heed! ;D
Those that listen,can thank me later on down the road.
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1. Close grips.
2. Dips.
3. Skullcrushers.
Do skulls later on in the workout, when the tendons are warmed up sufficiently.
The three above are for mass. For cut/shape, look to cable exercises.
For cut/shape, look to your diet.
FIXED
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Seated French Press....back supported on Preacher Bench.
Skulls and Dumbell Skulls
Triceps Dips Between Two Benches
Never use a rope on extensions or pressdowns.......trust me on that.
Cambered handle or v-bar is much more effective.........fuck you if you don`t take heed! ;D
Those that listen,can thank me later on down the road.
Skulls and seated extensions are king but they are really bad for the elbows
Why do you advise against using the rope attachment?
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Never use a rope on extensions or pressdowns.......trust me on that.
why's that?
some of the best, most elbow-sparing sets i've ever done have been with the rope.
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No need to have bad elbows if movements are done correctly.
I don`t know why but I find the rope inferior........hard to explain.
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Let me add that if your elbows bug you from skullcrushers,don`t do them to the forehead,but just below the crown of the skull.
Way too much pressure on the elbows if done to the forehead or nose,plus it`s a good way to whack yourself out.
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Skulls and close grip bp. I normally workout chest before tris so my elbows are warmed up although my right elbow still bothers me every few months.
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weighted dips with a 140lb db on top of my 265 lbs and overhead db extensions 1 arm at a time up to 80 lbers is what brought my arms to over 22" cold.So in my opinion the best.
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Explain this..
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I'll pulldown each side, left and right and hold one side in a static hold. The triceps will already start burning. Then I will proceed to do a "crossover" but concentrating more on the extension of the elbow (triceps activation) than the crossover that actually compresses the pec.
In the process, each time I crossover with movement and extend with the opposing arm, the other will have forcefully pushed (punched) downward and extended into an extension. There is no balance, at least not the kind you would get with two hands on a pushdown bar.
So basically, you are doing a type of burn, but you are also doing a compound exercise. The triceps on both arms will be burning the whole time whether it be from the process and R.O.M of extension, or just a static (balancing) downward hold.
I guess it's not that easy to explain. They work for me as a finishing move. The triceps pop and the whole UB gets some final work B4 I go home...
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I could and do all of them but still I don't get a good look to my tri's :(
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Reverse hand masturbation...
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Me...
Overhead tricep extensions standing at a 45 degree angle
with the rope, some folks call 'em superman rope extensions.
(http://www.fitnessgenerator.com/images/exercises/cableoverheadextension.gif)
What's the "1" tricep exercise you would pick for triceps if you only had one to select?
whatever one that doesnt leave my arm looking like this.
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Seated French Press....back supported on Preacher Bench.
Skulls and Dumbell Skulls
Triceps Dips Between Two Benches
Never use a rope on extensions or pressdowns.......trust me on that.
Cambered handle or v-bar is much more effective.........fuck you if you don`t take heed! ;D
Those that listen,can thank me later on down the road.
love these. nothing gets more blood into my tris than these.
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That's exactly how I feel after my routine, unable to even move my arms..
I also typically dress exactly as the animation provided below. A skin-tight tanktop and a pair of skin-tight black shorts that always fall high above the knee, while wearing nothing but socks..
(http://www.fitnessgenerator.com/images/exercises/cableoverheadextension.gif)
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HaHaHaHaaaa
OMR has that random, left of center sense of humor. That's funny to me
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then these
I love those 1 arm DB ext in the middle or end of a workout.
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Here's a trick I do.
Two arm kickbacks. bend over at the waist and try and keep your body parallel to the floor. do your kickbacks with both arms at the same time, and at the top of the movement turn your palms to the ceiling...or at least try to. Really snap them and flex your tris hard....report back to me tomorrow. 8)
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If you really bust your ass on barbell flats and inclines, your tries will explode. Most of the fags at the gym I work out at spend more time doing tris than they do flat bench, inclines, dumbbell inclines, etc.
GMAFB. If you want want real caveman strength, you need to fuck off with the pussy machines and tri exercises and bust your ass on the barbell presses and incline barbell lifts.
At 36 yo 210 lbs - last night alone - 315 x 10 flat bench, 315 x 7 incline bench barbell. Focus on the basics and you will grow. focus on rops, cables, machines, and you are a fag and a pussy.
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Well my elbow is fu*ked at the moment so I can't do much....manage a few sets of v bar push downs and a little overhead work.
When at 100% I like dips and heavy overhead extensions with a d/b, uni or bilateral.
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Here's a trick I do.
Two arm kickbacks. bend over at the waist and try and keep your body parallel to the floor. do your kickbacks with both arms at the same time, and at the top of the movement turn your palms to the ceiling...or at least try to. Really snap them and flex your tris hard....report back to me tomorrow. 8)
That's a great finisher, but why with 2 arms? Doing singles I can put more focus more on the contraction, since there's always a strong and a weak side.
On a vid I saw a guy doing them with his bicep on a ankle pad, I will try that one later.
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I see these skinny little pussies in the gym doing cable push downs, rope push downs, etc. Not one of them can bench over 315.
To build your arms and tries - you need to kill it on the basics first - incline barbell, flat barbell, and incline dumbell press mostly.
If you have all that energy for tries after that, all it means is that you are going too light on the basic exercises.
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If you really bust your ass on barbell flats and inclines, your tries will explode. Most of the fags at the gym I work out at spend more time doing tris than they do flat bench, inclines, dumbbell inclines, etc.
GMAFB. If you want want real caveman strength, you need to fuck off with the pussy machines and tri exercises and bust your ass on the barbell presses and incline barbell lifts.
At 36 yo 210 lbs - last night alone - 315 x 10 flat bench, 315 x 7 incline bench barbell. Focus on the basics and you will grow. focus on rops, cables, machines, and you are a fag and a pussy.
You are a fag and a pussy.
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decline reverse grip bench press
best no question
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decline reverse grip bench press
best no question
Nope
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You are a fag and a pussy.
I'll take anyone on at any time at any gym on any lift pfb. i'm clean as as whistle at 36 210 and will outlift most. clean my whole life.
If you do your basic exercises right for the big body parts like Chest, Back, Legs, etc, the smaller ones like arms are easy and ancillary.
The weaklings and pussies at my gym who can barely bench 225 do arms all the time and neglect the basics and wonder why their arms dont grow more.
You cant be a bitch at the gym focusing on arms and abs and expect to grow. I have been at this for years, competed many times, competed in track n field events in the throws at D1 level, and know the deal. I have these 20-30 year old fags always like "yo bro - what you takin?"
I'm like - hey idiot - who is here Friday night killing it on bent over rows, squats, bench, militaries, etc?
No easy way to bigger arms. People need to STFU - put the cell phones away, tell their boys to go away, and just pop on the thrash metal and go nuts on the basics like barbell bench, incline barbell bench, deads, squat, bent over rows, etc.
Otherwise - have fun being Jersey Shore twink who cant bench over 225 or squat over 275.
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Nope
huh, maybe that's why my triceps are small as fuck ;D
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I'll take anyone on at any time at any gym on any lift pfb. i'm clean as as whistle at 36 210 and will outlift most. clean my whole life.
If you do your basic exercises right for the big body parts like Chest, Back, Legs, etc, the smaller ones like arms are easy and ancillary.
The weaklings and pussies at my gym who can barely bench 225 do arms all the time and neglect the basics and wonder why their arms dont grow more.
You cant be a bitch at the gym focusing on arms and abs and expect to grow. I have been at this for years, competed many times, competed in track n field events in the throws at D1 level, and know the deal. I have these 20-30 year old fags always like "yo bro - what you takin?"
I'm like - hey idiot - who is here Friday night killing it on bent over rows, squats, bench, militaries, etc?
No easy way to bigger arms. People need to STFU - put the cell phones away, tell their boys to go away, and just pop on the thrash metal and go nuts on the basics like barbell bench, incline barbell bench, deads, squat, bent over rows, etc.
Otherwise - have fun being Jersey Shore twink who cant bench over 225 or squat over 275.
Ok stud. ::)
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I'll take anyone on at any time at any gym on any lift pfb. i'm clean as as whistle at 36 210 and will outlift most. clean my whole life.
If you do your basic exercises right for the big body parts like Chest, Back, Legs, etc, the smaller ones like arms are easy and ancillary.
The weaklings and pussies at my gym who can barely bench 225 do arms all the time and neglect the basics and wonder why their arms dont grow more.
You cant be a bitch at the gym focusing on arms and abs and expect to grow. I have been at this for years, competed many times, competed in track n field events in the throws at D1 level, and know the deal. I have these 20-30 year old fags always like "yo bro - what you takin?"
I'm like - hey idiot - who is here Friday night killing it on bent over rows, squats, bench, militaries, etc?
No easy way to bigger arms. People need to STFU - put the cell phones away, tell their boys to go away, and just pop on the thrash metal and go nuts on the basics like barbell bench, incline barbell bench, deads, squat, bent over rows, etc.
Otherwise - have fun being Jersey Shore twink who cant bench over 225 or squat over 275.
go back to reading brawn.............. why the hate on training arms, the show peice of a bodybuilder
as i said in the training forum, for me over head extension with ez bar is the king, kills the long head, but kill your elbows also!
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I like doing dips on the rings now.
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go back to reading brawn.............. why the hate on training arms, the show peice of a bodybuilder
as i said in the training forum, for me over head extension with ez bar is the king, kills the long head, but kill your elbows also!
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go back to reading brawn.............. why the hate on training arms, the show peice of a bodybuilder
as i said in the training forum, for me over head extension with ez bar is the king, kills the long head, but kill your elbows also!
I'm not hating at all - I'm just stating that most people in the gyms i go to train arms far more than they do the big body parts and than wonder why they are not growing etc. They are worried about what supps to take, etc, whren in reality, most people would grow like a MOFO if they did more of a caveman workout than a machine or cable based workout.
I have been at this for almost 20 years now and seen everything. I have done track n field events for throwing, bodybuilding events, MMA, etc, and seen so much bullshit over the years. Im 36 now and stronger than I have ever been. I focus on basic lifts - squat, bench, military, deads, bent overs, etc, everything else is secondary.
If you really want to explode, if you are a novice or newbie - just focus on basic lifts and forget the cables and machines. If you are dieting for a show - you do what you have to.
For the long run, basic lifts are what works, and for tris - nothing better than dips or close grip flat bench.
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I'm not hating at all - I'm just stating that most people in the gyms i go to train arms far more than they do the big body parts and than wonder why they are not growing etc. They are worried about what supps to take, etc, whren in reality, most people would grow like a MOFO if they did more of a caveman workout than a machine or cable based workout.
I have been at this for almost 20 years now and seen everything. I have done track n field events for throwing, bodybuilding events, MMA, etc, and seen so much bullshit over the years. Im 36 now and stronger than I have ever been. I focus on basic lifts - squat, bench, military, deads, bent overs, etc, everything else is secondary.
If you really want to explode, if you are a novice or newbie - just focus on basic lifts and forget the cables and machines. If you are dieting for a show - you do what you have to.
For the long run, basic lifts are what works, and for tris - nothing better than dips or close grip flat bench.
This is true.
But you're still a turd.
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I'll take anyone on at any time at any gym on any lift pfb. i'm clean as as whistle at 36 210 and will outlift most. clean my whole life.
If you do your basic exercises right for the big body parts like Chest, Back, Legs, etc, the smaller ones like arms are easy and ancillary.
The weaklings and pussies at my gym who can barely bench 225 do arms all the time and neglect the basics and wonder why their arms dont grow more.
You cant be a bitch at the gym focusing on arms and abs and expect to grow. I have been at this for years, competed many times, competed in track n field events in the throws at D1 level, and know the deal. I have these 20-30 year old fags always like "yo bro - what you takin?"
I'm like - hey idiot - who is here Friday night killing it on bent over rows, squats, bench, militaries, etc?
No easy way to bigger arms. People need to STFU - put the cell phones away, tell their boys to go away, and just pop on the thrash metal and go nuts on the basics like barbell bench, incline barbell bench, deads, squat, bent over rows, etc.
Otherwise - have fun being Jersey Shore twink who cant bench over 225 or squat over 275.
You sound like a hardcore beast.
I train my arms directly, do "pussy' isolation moves, USE THE CABLES :o :o....guess I'm a little bitch, huh ? ::)
Seriously I think people get carried away with the "just the basics, hard and heavy" bullshit. they wear it like a badge, and everyone else is a "pretty boy" trainer.....PLEASE ::) ::)
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Chances are 333386 is a permabulker who doesn't get the concepts of shaping muscle while dieting.
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This is true.
But you're still a turd.
Thats ok, I have thick skin. We have had a flood of teens in the gym where i go lately and all they want to do is arms, arms, arms, arms.
Most of these clown never touch the leg press or squat rack. To make matters worse, these dorks will come up to me and be like "yo bro - I'm going to Vitamin Shoppe tommorow what should I get?" They are all on the cell phones, loafing around, terrible gym ettiquette, rude, weak as shit, etc.
I tell them to see me at 8pm on Friday at the gym and I will tell them. No one ever shows up. The key, for the long run, is basic exercises. Incline Bench, Squat, Military, Deads, etc.
Once you hit over 30 years old, if you dont have a good foundation - you are done. I see this all the time - dudes with a decent upper body - no legs, no cavles or hams, and cant really do much and get injured alot.
Bottom line - for the long haul - basics and caveman workout is what works for size, power, strength, and endurance.
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Chances are 333386 is a permabulker who doesn't get the concepts of shaping muscle while dieting.
Not at all - I have done shows, and do a ton of other shit beside lifting. I just see the same ole same ole in the gym I go to with people always pissed off their arms are not bigger who also avoid lifting the basics.
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To be honest, you're right about the bs in the gyms. I too am over 30. 33 on saturday. I've noticed that the past 5 or so years, everyone under 20 is yapping on a cell. Also, your note about flip flops or even slippers is true.
High schoolers are only going to work a bodypart to impress others, and that's arms. That's why they hit them all the time. 16 year old kids don't care about how much you hack squat etc.
You've moved up from turd to dry shit fyi.
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This is a conversation I have sweet fuck all to add to, given I have the triceps of a 10-year-old girl.
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This is a conversation I have sweet fuck all to add to, given I have the triceps of a 10-year-old girl.
What is this banality? Clarify.
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Thats ok, I have thick skin. We have had a flood of teens in the gym where i go lately and all they want to do is arms, arms, arms, arms.
Most of these clown never touch the leg press or squat rack. To make matters worse, these dorks will come up to me and be like "yo bro - I'm going to Vitamin Shoppe tommorow what should I get?" They are all on the cell phones, loafing around, terrible gym ettiquette, rude, weak as shit, etc.
I tell them to see me at 8pm on Friday at the gym and I will tell them. No one ever shows up. The key, for the long run, is basic exercises. Incline Bench, Squat, Military, Deads, etc.
Yes...and i agree with that...but once you have the foundation that's when you expand your repertoire to include more specific movements to fine tune the mass into an ill creation
Once you hit over 30 years old, if you dont have a good foundation - you are done. I see this all the time - dudes with a decent upper body - no legs, no cavles or hams, and cant really do much and get injured alot.
Bottom line - for the long haul - basics and caveman workout is what works for size, power, strength, and endurance.
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What I meant to say earlier is that many dudes worried about their arms dont get that they need a foundation to build on first and worry about bullshit first and foremost and dont want to put in the time to get there.
i tell a lot of these clowns in the gym - "how good are you going to look with big arms and no back, legs, ass, shoulders, etc?"
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Where are your pics on here?
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Where are your pics on here?
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I'm guessing natty?
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I'm guessing natty?
I never did roids. Problem dieting down was always the last week or two getting all the water gone and the last bit of dialing down. I have plenty of others.
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Good natty physique.
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What is this banality? Clarify.
LOL - only you, Coltrane, only you!!
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LOL - only you, Coltrane, only you!!
;D
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i prefer dumbbels...couple of sets of lying db tricep extentions followed by some close-grip db presses, sometimes incline where you can actually get a longer rom and better stretch...then i also like to have a 1-2 sec peak contraction at the top, somehow i find it very effective especially with triceps...another exercise i also like to use is standing one-arm cable tricep extention with an underhand grip, therefore i can hit that one head of tricep that often is a bit neglected...
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I think pushdowns is the best exercise. I hear people swear to close bench presses all the time, but it never ever did the trick for me, and so I never do them. They are probably good though, I think I just have bad genetics to grow in that area, kind of like Coleman and Markus Ruhl.. But they have grown significantly larger the last year, and I owe it all to hevy pushdowns. My 2 cents.
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I think pushdowns is the best exercise. I hear people swear to close bench presses all the time, but it never ever did the trick for me, and so I never do them. They are probably good though, I think I just have bad genetics to grow in that area, kind of like Coleman and Markus Ruhl.. But they have grown significantly larger the last year, and I owe it all to hevy pushdowns. My 2 cents.
You're right. Ruhl and Coleman had lousy triceps.
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Always had excellent genetics for triceps so I rarely train them as they overpower my biceps as it is. Usually chest training would stimulate them adequately enough. The times I do train them it'll be right after training chest. I'd do 2 sets of pushdowns to failure and 2 sets of dips to failure. That's about it.
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I think pushdowns is the best exercise. I hear people swear to close bench presses all the time, but it never ever did the trick for me, and so I never do them. They are probably good though, I think I just have bad genetics to grow in that area, kind of like Coleman and Markus Ruhl.. But they have grown significantly larger the last year, and I owe it all to hevy pushdowns. My 2 cents.
coleman had bad genetics for tris.... yu must be crazy he had some of the biggest tris
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mC1TEdZ4gks/TCvGCBBbDJI/AAAAAAAAMH4/9Z3aXHoJrVM/s400/Big+Ronnie+Coleman+-+019+-+www.Musclebase.Blogspot.com.JPG)
(http://ratemyarms.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/ronnie-coleman-best-arms-chest-training-biceps.jpg)
his tris just wasnt seperated
(http://www.freewebs.com/vins-480/100426ronniecolemanrowingtbarr.jpg)
(http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRaSs7_kotoHPhdACfUDhy2ZPmWwKr9zIpoAyWHIto55ntEXWoq0w)
yeah really small triceps....
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arms are the first bodypart that is noticed...
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jm presses, dips, and pushdowns are all you need to build big tris?
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the best tri excersise is two arm overhead dumbell extensions...
hits the long head like no other excercise and thats the biggest portion of the tri
problem is it wrecks elbows
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triceps dips off of bench.
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the best tri excersise is two arm overhead dumbell extensions...
hits the long head like no other excercise and thats the biggest portion of the tri
problem is it wrecks elbows
Try elbow sleeves
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mmmm i don't like rellying on support .. never wore a belt or anything like that
why use support to extra damage your body.... in this case
a I either lighten up the exercise .. in my reckless stupid days Ive done this with an 180 now... i never go past 130
b use the exercise less or stop using it altogether
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http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?topic=373020.0 (http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?topic=373020.0)
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http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?topic=373020.0 (http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?topic=373020.0)
Do I need a licence on that exercise, mr musselsentel?
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Do I need a licence on that exercise, mr musselsentel?
No,
But if its work,post your pic. ;)
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Reverse Grip Bench Press deserves a mention IMO
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EZ Bar Exstenions on a decline once no more can be completed carry on doing close grips - all three heads = nailed
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I'm not hating at all - I'm just stating that most people in the gyms i go to train arms far more than they do the big body parts and than wonder why they are not growing etc. They are worried about what supps to take, etc, whren in reality, most people would grow like a MOFO if they did more of a caveman workout than a machine or cable based workout.
I have been at this for almost 20 years now and seen everything. I have done track n field events for throwing, bodybuilding events, MMA, etc, and seen so much bullshit over the years. Im 36 now and stronger than I have ever been. I focus on basic lifts - squat, bench, military, deads, bent overs, etc, everything else is secondary.
If you really want to explode, if you are a novice or newbie - just focus on basic lifts and forget the cables and machines. If you are dieting for a show - you do what you have to.
For the long run, basic lifts are what works, and for tris - nothing better than dips or close grip flat bench.
You underestimate machines my friend. At least 50% of all my training is done on machines and my muscles still feel annihilated the next day. It's about intensity, form and heart. Granted, the meat and potatoes of all my muscle groups are still done on free weights but I include machine work FAR more often now than I did in my 20's, and I'm the better for it.
95% of the people you see in any gym will never get anywhere, given free weights, machines or drugs. Their heart just aint in it, hence the lack of progress and inevitable blaming on this or that. I can fuck up my chest just as bad on machines than I could with free weights. Or back, or legs, or arms. As long as there's resistance, there's a chance for muscle being built.
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I agree with you about the 95% number. I see so mnay fools come in and give up after a few months. This shit takes YEARS.
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I agree with you about the 95% number. I see so mnay fools come in and give up after a few months. This shit takes YEARS.
True, if natural.
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True, if natural.
I have been clean my whole life.
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I have been clean my whole life.
I never said you weren't. Relax bro.
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I never said you weren't. Relax bro.
Jusy saying - I see dudes in the gym who jacked real quick from a cycle - but guess what? It all goes away real quick. I laugh at these dudes. Same crap, like clockwork. All stay weak as shit.
I'll rep out 315 on the incline bench, squats, 225 Militaries, etc, and these guidos cant even squat 225 without screaming like its some big thing.
Its ridiculous.
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for overall arm pump and for the sake of time i usually superset arms... 1 arm overhead tri extensions, dbell curls... barbell curls/ bench dips... cable pushdowns and hammer curls... 2-3 sets each... usually 8-15 reps...sometimes more, sometimes less depending on how i feel
i really think for tris and bis its always best to really feel the muscle you are working so go lighter and squeeze harder... i see knuckleheads curling huge weight with shit form all the time with 15inch arms and big delts lol
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Jusy saying - I see dudes in the gym who jacked real quick from a cycle - but guess what? It all goes away real quick. I laugh at these dudes. Same crap, like clockwork. All stay weak as shit.
I'll rep out 315 on the incline bench, squats, 225 Militaries, etc, and these guidos cant even squat 225 without screaming like its some big thing.
Its ridiculous.
I'm not debating your status.
What is your weight and height? Any videos of your repping out 315 on the incline? How many reps is "repping out" btw?
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I'm not debating your status.
What is your weight and height? Any videos of your repping out 315 on the incline? How many reps is "repping out" btw?
5 ' 8 205-210. A lot is technique TBH.
I can do about 8 no spot full reps on incline. About 10-12 on flat.
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5 ' 8 205-210. A lot is technique TBH.
I can do about 8 no spot full reps on incline. About 10-12 on flat.
Thats really impressive for a natty. (again, not doubting).
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Thats really impressive for a natty. (again, not doubting).
I have trained for power since about 17. I'm 36 now and have lifted religiously since then.
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I see these skinny little pussies in the gym doing cable push downs, rope push downs, etc. Not one of them can bench over 315.
To build your arms and tries - you need to kill it on the basics first - incline barbell, flat barbell, and incline dumbell press mostly.
If you have all that energy for tries after that, all it means is that you are going too light on the basic exercises.
(http://www.thebuzzmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/attention_whore4.jpg)
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No,
But if its work,post your pic. ;)
Thanks for open sourcing this exercise, you're a altruistic person :)
I will post a pic within 10 years (I've got weak tri's, size and strength wise :-\ )
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I have been clean my whole life.
I've not showered in months...
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Haha "I'll take anyone on at the gym anytime!!!!" oh brother
I like the one where you put your hands behind you and do dips between two benches. Add weights on your lap for resistance and do it between two barbell benches during peak hours to piss off the bottom twinks 8)
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I prefer a lap dance, don't care if it's effective or not for tri's